Must See Plays

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jun 13, 2009

Must See Plays

Tyler Kennedy goal

Tyler Kennedy scores what would be the game-winning goal in the third period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals against visiting Detroit.

Rob Scuderi's late saves

Rob Scuderi stopped one shot with his stick. Then, he spread-eagled in perfect butterfly goaltending style -- with Marc-Andre Fleury a little out of position -- to stop a couple other attempts with foot and hand and who knows what else until he got a stoppage in play with just 13.2 seconds left. The Pens held on to win 2-1.

Dontrelle Willis

Tigers starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis throws out the White Sox's A.J. Pierzynski at first from the ground during the fifth inning.

Jermaine Dye

White Sox right fielder Jermaine Dye climbs the right field wall and robs Tigers DH Marcus Thames of a home run during the second inning in the first game of a doubleheader.

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods hits his second shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament. Woods shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday and came from four strokes back to win the Memorial for a record-setting fourth time.

Mark Reynolds

Mark Reynolds hits a three-run homer in the 18thto propel the Diamondbacks to a 9-6 win over the San Diego Padres. He hit the home run off of Josh Wilson -- normally a position player -- who was pushed into service after the Padres ran through their entire bullpen and starter Chad Gaudin.

Alfonso Soriano

Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano hits a solo home run in the 14th on Sunday off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Lincoln, breaking a 3-3 tie. The shot -- Soriano's first hit of the game -- gave the Cubs a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Josh Spence

Arizona State pitcher Josh Spence (top) joins the celebration after the Sun Devils beat Clemson, 8-2, in the NCAA super regional. Spence struck out 10 en route to the victory, and Arizona State won the series 2-0, earning its 21st trip to the College World Series.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer celebrates after defeating Robin Soderling to win his first French Open title, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4. With his near-flawless performance Sunday, the Swiss star became the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam, and tied Pete Sampras' record of 14 major singles titles.

Courtney Lee

Courtney Lee misses a layup at the end of regulation that would have won Game 2 of the NBA Finals for the Orlando Magic. Lee's miss sent the game into overtime, where the Lakers came up with a 101-96 victory and a 2-0 series lead.

Chris Osgood

Red Wings' Goalie Chris Osgood snags the puck, keeping it away from Pittsburgh's Ruslan Fedotenko during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. Osgood had 22 saves in Detroit's 5-0 win. The home-ice victory put the Red Wings one game away from their second straight Stanley Cup title.

(Left to right) Summer Bird leads Mine that Bird and Dunkirk down the stretch at the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes. Summer Bird, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, won the final leg of the Triple Crown by 2 3/4 lengths. Dunkirk finished second and Kentucky Derby winner Mine that Bird came in third.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant leaps past Orlando's Dwight Howard during Game 1 of the 2009 NBA Finals. Bryant's 40 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds carried the Lakers to a 100-75 home-court win, and a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals.

Jordan Staal

Pittsburgh center Jordan Staal's short-handed goal past Red Wings' goalie Chris Osgood started the Pen's comeback during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Pittsburgh stole Thursday night's game in the second period, scoring three goals in less than 6 minutes to win 4-2 and tie the series 2-2.